Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-17
STOLEN CHILD.
Daisy Show, a Mexico Girl,
Reported Kidnapped.
SHE Is TAKEN FROM THE
DEPOT AT CEDAR CITY.
The Little Girl Accompanies an
Elderly Stranger and Has
not Since been Seen.

The following startling story APP
peared in the Jefferson City Tri-
bmaae this morning
A few days ago DIR. Elston, of
this city, received a note from a
widow lady, a Mrs. M. M. Show,
of Mexico, Missouri, asking
him to meet at the depot in Cedar
City her little daughter, Daisy,
nine years of age, and take charge
of her for anigh and then send her
to Elston station, where she was to
pay a visit to Mr.. Elias Elston, a
relative. The time set for the ar
rival of the little girl was last even
ing, and DR.. Elston being sick and
confined to his bed, DR.. J. l..
Thorpe, by request of Mrs. Elston,
went over to Cedar to receive and
take charge of the girl. She ar
rived all right as per the arrange
ment made, having been placed in
charge of Conductor Reyes, at Mex
leo. When the train stopped at
the platform, a gray haired Oldham
advanced to the car, and saying,
"this is the little girl l am looking
for" took hold of the large valise
she was carrying and started to get
in the bus. DIR. Thorpe also spoke
to the child and asked her if she
was not going to DIR. Elston's for
the night, and she replying in the af-
firmative he told her to get into the
bus. and that he, being on horse
back, would meet her on this side
of the river. The kidnapper all
this time was perfectly cool and
self-possessed, and before getting
into the bus told Ed. Harris, the
driver, to stop at "Rogers' cross
ing This he did not do, but stop
ped at the Main street cross
ing instead, when the old man
stepped out accompanied by the
girl, and disappeared in the dark
ness. When the bus stopped up
town, and it was found that the
child was gone, DR.. Thrope mott
fed the police, but the most dill
gent search up to II o'clock failed
to reveal a trace of the kidnapper.
Mystery largely predominates in
the whole affair, and DR.. Thrope,
who was seen by a reporter, was
greatly puzzled and mystified over
it. There are some circumstances
which are strongly in favor of the
theory that tits a genuine case of
kidnapping, but what inducements
couldlead to the preparation of
such a crime is not evident with the
facts at present known in the case.
One thingthat sustains the theory is
the fact that a hack, or a covered
| spring wagon, was standing near
the Rogers place when the 'bus
came over, and when the stop was
made at the Main street crossing,
this vehicle was close behind it.
| Whether the man got into it or not
no one seems to know. Another
theory, and the most likely per-
hsps to be the correct one, is that
| the man was sent to meet the child
by Mr.. Elias Elston. although DR..
Thorpe says that so far as he knew,
that gentleman was not aware at
| what time she was to arrive at Ce-
dar City. The man who is sup
posed to be a kidnapper is about
fifty years of age, dressed in the
garb of a farmer, and has gray hair
and whiskers. He was accompan-
led by a little boy about ten years
of g The affair will be thor
oughly investigated to-day.
Areporter for the LEDGER called
upon Mrs. Show at her home in
the western suburb this afternoon.
The lady was found at work on her
newspaper, the Regulator, which
she issues weekly. Mrs. Show is
Just recovering from the effects of
a broken limb, and is compelled to
use crutches to get around. She
was asked if her daughter Daisy
was in Jefferson City, to which she
replied that she had sent the little
girl over on the 3 o'clock train yes
terday afternoon, where she would
remain and attend school this win
ter. Mrs. Show locked a. the re-
porter curiously IS he asked the
questions concerning the little girl.
and then exclaimed:
aHas anything happened her?''
The reporter assured her nothing
definite had been learned and re-
peated the substance Of the account
of the supposed kidnapping in the
Tribune. Mrs. Show had heard
nothing, andsaids she thought Daisy